Business Aviation

The pre-owned business jet market will be worth $61 billion over the next five years, nearly two-thirds the value of new aircraft delivered, says Jetcraft.

Wheels Up has acquired wholesale light-jet charter operator Travel Management Co., which operates 26 Hawker 400XPs.

Meller Optics has introduced custom-fabricated large sapphire windows for use protecting electronics in aircraft and drones that fly in demanding environments.

Daher, the producer of TBM single-engine, pressurized turboprops, has acquired Quest Aircraft Co., manufacturer of the PT6-powered Kodiak 100 bush plane.

Swiss helicopter developer Kopter Group is flight-testing its SH09 single-engine helicopter in Sicily and hopes to earn EASA certification next year.

The de Havilland name has returned to aircraft manufacturing with the $300 million Dash 8 program sale by Bombardier to Canada's Longview Aircraft Capital.

David Coleal, president of Bombardier Aviation, said it will continue to support Learjet and the light business jet segment.

A Passenger Air Vehicle, an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing prototype developed by Aurora Flight Sciences, crashed during unmanned flight testing in June.

Boeing has launched a new Boeing Business Jet services bundle and signed its first multi-year agreement with business jet services provider Metrojet.

HK Bellawings, a Hong Kong-based aircraft management company, recently signed a letter of intent for five new Bombardier Global 7500 business jets.

AviationManuals has released a guide for operators to understand various requirements for Letter of Authorization applications.

Questions for Bob Hobbi, president and CEO of ServiceElements of Phoenix.

NTSB determines the probable cause was “the pilot’s loss of control due to spatial disorientation during takeoff in instrument meteorological conditions.

Selected accidents and incidents from May 2019. The NTSB information is preliminary.

Like most people my age, I can recall where I was when I heard that the space shuttle Challenger had exploded and broken apart, killing all seven crewmembers.

(1) Air Canada Flight 797, June 2, 1983, cabin fire, NTSB AAR-86/02. (2) Air Cargo Carriers Flight 1260, May 5, 2017, complacency, NTSB DCA17FA109 (3) Air France Flight 296, June 26, 1988, complacency, Bureau Enquetes et Analyses (BEA) published April 1990.

Robinson delivered its first FAA-certified model 40 years ago and not only is it still in production, but early on it became the foremost light helicopter.

Frank Robinson became fascinated with helicopters at age 9 when he saw a news photo of Igor Sikorsky hovering his VS300 prototype.

The differences between what a human would “see” versus an automated station’s report can be significant when it comes to measuring ceiling and visibility.

We have entered the age of the drones, any aircraft operated without a human pilot aboard.

dynamic remotely operated navigation equipment.

Serious pilots have to monitor the performance of doctors and computers in exam rooms as carefully as they do with other pilots and computers in the cockpit.

There are few technical barriers to replacing circling approaches with RNP procedures at many general aviation airports.

Many pilots fear a medical misunderstanding will cost them their career. Because of the laws surrounding the FAA's medical process, these fears are justified.

For under $6 million, you can buy a single-pilot Citation that can fly four passengers across the U.S. and land 7 min. after a Learjet 45XR on the same mission.